Meaning

2 senses
  1. A group of six.

  2. An element or radical with the combining power of six units, i.e. six atoms of hydrogen.

More definitions
  • the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

Origin

From hex- + -ad.

From hex- + -ad.

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Forms

plural: hexads
Singularhexad
Pluralhexads

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Derivedhexadic

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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